Insights and Stories on Pulses

Jan. 22, 2019 at 7:12 pm CST

Health Canada has unveiled its new food guide, which switches the focus from portion sizes to a balanced diet and includes protein from sources like peas and lentils. For the Canadian pulse crop industry, it’s a narrative they’ve been sharing for years. The new Canada’s Food Guide is “also sort […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Jan. 15, 2019 at 7:38 pm CST

CNS Canada — Large crops followed by poor export demand have led to burdensome supplies and cut into pulse prices in the U.S., which should cut into acreage ideas for peas, lentils and chickpeas in 2019, an industry official says. “With the trade issues we’re facing right now, we have […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Jan. 8, 2019 at 7:32 pm CST

CNS Canada — Saskatchewan pulse processing company Verdient Foods has entered into a joint venture agreement with U.S. company Ingredion to expand operations. The organic pea protein fractionation facility at Vanscoy, about 20 km southwest of Saskatoon, has been running since last year and the new agreement will see it […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Jan. 4, 2019 at 3:54 pm CST

CNS Canada — From where Prairie pulse market analysts sit, India’s politics and current weather situation remain important to watch. India’s national election will be called in the next three to five months. “There’s so many hundreds of thousands of farmers in India and they have political clout,” said Allan […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Dec. 18, 2018 at 3:00 pm CST

CNS Canada — It’s been a year of challenges for the Canadian pulse industry, as it struggled to survive after its largest customer all but vanished overnight — but the industry has started to grow in new ways. “It was challenging for farmers who saw a real shift in pulse […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm